Join the San Jose Woman’s Club and Women’s National Book Association for our CHILL OUT & READ Ice Cream Social and Summer Book Fair. You’ll be able to mix and mingle with members, local authors and neighbors to find out about our many activities at the club.
Register today for free on Eventbrite!
****THIS FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL****
ICE CREAM: Enjoy free ice cream sundaes featuring Marianne’s Ice Cream.
LOCAL AUTHORS: Meet 30 Bay Area authors in person to pick up great Summer reads with everything from Sci-Fi to Cookbooks, Travel Guides to Thrillers for every age group.
HISTORIC TOUR: Take a tour of the San Jose Woman’s Club 1929 Spanish Mission revival clubhouse, a California historic landmark.
MEET & GREET: Find out about the great groups you can join at the club to meet new people with shared interests
UPCOMING EVENTS: Get our event calendar listing all of the great activities we have planned for the upcoming year.
BECOME A MEMBER: Become a San Jose Woman’s Club member and become a part of our history.
Speaking for Authors Lunch N Learn Fireside Chat
Bobbie Carlton is the founder of three companies, Carlton PR & Marketing, Innovation Nights, and Innovation Women, an online “visibility bureau,” dedicated to providing women and other underrepresented voices with a chance to be seen as thought leaders and experts. 
Debra Eckerling is an award-winning author and podcaster, goal-strategist, and speaker, who helps authors, entrepreneurs, and consultants create the life they want through goals. Debra speaks on the topics of setting personal and professional projects, networking strategy, and 
Summer Writing Goals Mixer
Andy Ross opened his literary agency in January 2008. Before that, he was the owner for 30 years of the legendary Cody’s Books in Berkeley. The agency represents books in a wide range of subjects including narrative non-fiction, science, journalism, history, religion, children’s books, young adult, middle grade, literary and commercial fiction, and cooking. However, he is eager to represent projects in most genres as long as the subject or its treatment is smart, original, and will appeal to a wide readership. In non-fiction, he looks for writing with a strong voice and robust narrative arc by authors with the authority to write about their subject. For literary, commercial, and children’s fiction, he has only one requirement– simple, but ineffable–that the writing reveals the terrain of that vast and unexplored country, the human heart.
Mike Larsen is an author coach who loves helping writers reach their goals by adding value to their readers’ lives. Mike and his late wife Elizabeth Pomada worked in publishing in New York before moving to San Francisco in 1970 and starting Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents in 1972. They were charter members of the Association of Authors Representatives, and sold hundreds of books to more than 100 publishers and imprints, before they stopped seeking new clients.
Moderator Debra Eckerling, WNBA-SF’s networking ambassador, is an award winning author and podcaster. A goal strategist and the creator of the D*E*B METHOD® for Goal-Setting Simplified, Debra offers personal and professional planning, 
Chef Rossi is the director, owner, and executive chef of “The Raging Skillet,” a cutting-edge catering company known for breaking any and all rules. She penned the memoirs, The Raging Skillet and The Punk Rock Queen of the Jews, and has also written two full-length plays, a number of one-act comedies, and a one-woman stage adaptation of The Punk Rock Queen of the Jews. She hosts the Raging and Eating podcast. 
Dayna Steele is the host of the #survivingalzheimers podcast for caregivers, friends, and families of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and a new podcast, Off Their Rockers, for women 50+ still rocking this world! She is also a rock radio Hall of Famer and the playwright and star of the award-winning play The Woman in the Mirror, based on her best-selling book Surviving Alzheimer’s with Friends, Facebook, and a really big glass of Wine. 
Laurie Sue Brockway is a seasoned writer of thousands of articles, 25 books, and many once-unfinished manuscripts. She developed her unique approach to tapping into creative magic after years of writing panic, fear, and frustration! Her books have been published by Penguin, Random House, Sterling, and Llewellyn. Now running her own self-publishing company, she is sharing her wisdom to help other writers. Her books include Writer’s Flow, She Who Scrivens, Goddess Seshat, Lakshmi Magic, and The Goddess Pages. She holds degrees in psychology, ministry, and public history. Find out more at 
